ADR, Commercial Mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, COVID-19, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Domestic Courts, European Law, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mandatory mediation, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Reform

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the administration of justice has led to commendable judicial innovation, such as the use of virtual hearings, while much of the workload has been postponed until the resumption of face to face hearings is declared safe. In a message to judges in the UK Civil and Family Courts…

Appointment of Mediators, Co-mediation, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Discrimination, Experience, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Leadership, Mediation and Society, mediation as a career, Mentoring, Personal Development, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Scotland, Uncategorized, Young Mediators

(University of Strathclyde)/ /3 Comments
Do Black Lives Matter

“Racially discriminatory behavior may be reduced more effectively when racial issues are made salient rather than ignored or obscured.” (1) This week I’ve been thinking about white privilege. Ok, my white privilege. Like much of the planet I was horrified by the casual, almost routine asphyxiation of George Floyd. I wasn’t surprised by protest and…

COVID-19, Dialogue, Economics, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation and Society, Public Policy, Uncategorized

(Core Solutions Group)/ /1 Comment

“Value will change in the post-covid world. On one level, that’s obvious: valuations in global financial markets have imploded, with many suffering their sharpest declines in decades. More fundamentally, the traditional drivers of value have been shaken, new ones will gain prominence, and there’s a possibility that the gulf between what markets value and what people…

Confidentiality, Conventional wisdom, Creativity, Experience, Flexibility, Hong Kong, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Role of Mediator, Skills

(Kwok, Ng & Chan, Solicitors & Notaries)/ /1 Comment

Those who have practised theatre may have heard of Constantin Stanislavski’s “An Actor Prepares” – a book on acting published in 1936. The book is popular in Hong Kong not only among those in the performing art but also fans of the Asia famous Hong Kong comedian,  Stephen Chow, who posed to be reading the…

Commercial Mediation, COVID-19, Developing the Field, Georgia, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation and Society, Mediation Practice

(Resolve / New Vision University)/ /1 Comment

Crises by the name COVID19 has caused disruption in many areas of life, which could and often is the source of tensions and disputes. It was therefore natural throughout this period to be hearing calls and hopes for cooperation as well as calls for embracing mediation. Indeed, if there is wrong time to play the…

Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Scotland, Uncategorized, Zoom

(Core Solutions Group)/ /2 Comments

Ten weeks ago, I had barely heard of Zoom. At that time, I was fairly sceptical about online mediation in the kind of cases I do. It could never substitute for face to face meetings with their intimacy and candour. Or so I thought. I have recently undertaken a number of mediations using Zoom. It…

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(Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau )/ /Leave a comment

Going online is an opportunity to rethink old ways and try out new ones. For mediators, trainers, coaches, and teachers. Professionally the crisis can be an opportunity. While of course also a threat, with loss of business and income in many sectors, including mediation, facilitation and coaching. The competition for work may become tougher. This…

Business, Clients, Commercial Mediation, Conflict, conlfict coaching, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Framing, Uncategorized

(University of New South Wales)/ /2 Comments

In lock-down it can be a challenge to differentiate one day from the next. We’ve all been a bit less fastidious with our general presentation and dress and we have become very used to the domestic backdrop we observe as we Zoom with colleagues and clients. One of the things I wisely grabbed as we…

COVID-19, cross-border mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Legal Issues, Legislation, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Singapore

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ /1 Comment

What is the SIMC COVID-19 Protocol? The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) has just launched the SIMC COVID-19 Protocol to provide businesses with an expedited, economical and effective route to resolve any international commercial disputes during the COVID-19 pandemic period. SIMC’s Covid-19 protocol is a great example of a leading mediation service provider reaching out…

COVID-19, Dispute Resolution, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Online Mediation, Stages of mediation, Zoom

(Independent Mediators)/ /5 Comments

Entering into a cathedral or court of law, before listening to the music, the words, or indeed before taking in very much at all, one is generally struck by the architecture of the building, the rising columns, the soaring roof, or just the sense of solemnity the place evokes. There was a reason they were…